Fifteen-year-old Austin Charters died after being found with a severe gunshot wound at the Northlake Apartments in Elkhart, Indiana, on the evening of Friday, November 15, 2019. He was taken to Elkhart General Hospital and pronounced dead there.

The Elkhart County Homicide Unit took over the investigation. Early law enforcement reports described the shooting as accidental and an autopsy was scheduled to clarify the circumstances. No arrests or suspect details have been publicly announced, and the specific events that led to the fatal wound have not been released.

Does anyone who lived near Northlake Apartments in November 2019 or who has information about that evening have details that could help answer what happened?